diff --git a/sites/all/modules/patched/jplayer/jplayer.module b/sites/all/modules/patched/jplayer/jplayer.module
index 96e4eaf..a2a4c0d 100644
--- a/jplayer.module
+++ b/jplayer.module
@@ -246,20 +246,22 @@ function jplayer_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance,
 
   switch ($display['type']) {
     case 'jplayer_player':
-      $output = theme(
-        'jplayer',
-        array(
-          'entity_type' => $entity_type,
-          'entity' => $entity,
-          'field_name' => $instance['field_name'],
-          'items' => $items,
-          'settings' => $display['settings'],
-        )
-      );
-
-      $element[0] = array(
-        '#markup' => $output,
-      );
+      if (!empty($items)) {
+        $output = theme(
+          'jplayer',
+          array(
+            'entity_type' => $entity_type,
+            'entity' => $entity,
+            'field_name' => $instance['field_name'],
+            'items' => $items,
+            'settings' => $display['settings'],
+          )
+        );
+        $element[0] = array(
+          '#markup' => $output,
+        );
+      }
+
       break;
   }